Divisional Cup Matches - 9 February 2010

[Steve Butler]

Team Captains will receive a cup pack in the post within the next few days.

Each cup pack will contain:

1. Home venue score sheet
2. Away venue score sheet
3. List of player handicaps for both teams
4. Divisional cup rules

There is one postponement, Mapperley v BCI Braves which will be played on 2 March 2010.

As this is a brand new competition using an experimental format, please don't allow yourself or your team mates to get too upset if you lose.  Handicaps usually cause somebody to get upset, particularly if they lose, but let's not forget that until this season there wasn't a divisional cup at all.  Please see it as a bonus and enjoy yourselves!

Here is a reminder of the competition rules:

RULES
All teams in division one will compete against each other for the Division 1 Cup and all teams in division two will compete against each other for the Division 2 Cup.

A random draw will be made prior to each round and the team drawn first will be regarded as the "home" team.

Matches will be decided on frames won and lost, NOT aggregate points.

Matches will consist of:
   3 singles frames and 1 pairs frame at the venue of the "home" team.
   3 singles frames at the venue of the "away" team.

Thus, a total of 7 frames will be played ensuring that there is always a winner.

All players will use their individual handicaps during the match, eg. player A +7, player B +21 = player B receives 14 start.

In the pairs frame, the pair will receive a handicap equating to that of the better player.

Any player not in possession of an individual handicap shall play with a handicap of +14.

Team captains should contact the league secretary prior to the match if they require a handicap for any player not already in possession of one.

The final shall be played at a neutral venue using the format for play-off matches (see section F of league rules).